Wilton Wildlife Park & Preserve presents Wildlife Festival June 2

Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park presents a Wildlife Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 2 at Historic Camp Saratoga on Scout Road in Gansevoort. The date was chosen to coincide with National Trails Day, but it will also overlap with the first brood of the Karner blue butterflies.

Live hawks and owl demonstrations will be featured at the Wildlife Festival.

The animal programs take place at 11 a.m., 12:30 and 1:45 p.m. with live hawks and owls. Reptiles and amphibians, wildlife rehabilitators from North Country Wild Care, rescue dogs from the Lower Adirondack Search and Rescue and pond exploration programs are also on tap.

There will a lupine and Karner blue butterfly information station and hourly walks beginning at 10:15 a.m. to explore the Saratoga Sandplains Habitat Restoration area.

A fire circle from 10:30 a.m. until noon offers the opportunity to make s’mores and sing classic campfire songs. Numerous craft tables featuring nature mobiles, sand art, and fish printing, will be offered.

The Cornell Hill Fire Tower will be open to the public during the festival. For safety reasons, visitors must be older than 5 years old to climb and all children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Festival goers will be able to purchase hamburgers, veggie burgers, baked goods and more from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Festival will take place rain or shine. For more information, call 450-0321 or visit www.wiltonpreserve.org.